Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-10-01
STATE NEWS
Wichita is suffering from a gasolin
famine.

O04QVs 44OuGa5 county, 4dtA contracted
for q $4,000 school house.
Lindsborg, the Swedish town, is to
have a new AeteI to cost $4,000.
Newton people are giving dances to
raise money for the public library.
The Winfield street railway will soon
have seven miles Of track in operation.
Minneapolis Messenger: There are
718 pupils Of the city schools in this
city.
Wa-Kesney and Russell Springs each
has a national bank with a capital OF
$4,000
The expenses Of the Kansas peniten-
tiary for August were SIe,6 IS
receipts, Sc, 543.51.
The Winfield Visitor: states that
twenty intoxicated men were seen on
streets of Winfield in one afternoon
lately.
Holton Signal: The best, largest and
most costly livery stable in the state is
now in course Of erection in HO'tOp. a
$4,000 hotel is soon TO follow.
Dodge City Globe LiUe Stock Journal:
The poles and wires for the lighting of
the streets in the residence portion Of
Dodge City are in position.
Prof. Snow reports the rainfall at
Lawrence during August at 80 inches
Sergeant LanOvette reports the rainfall
at Fort Dodge for the same month at
2.26 inches.
Mayor Rice Of Abilene has received a
letter from President Cleveland thanking
him for the invitation to visit Abilene
and expressing regret that arrangements
already made preclude the possibility of
accepting it.
The body Of a man was found y ing
slOng the track OF the AtchisUn, Topeka
& Santa Fe road, at Wichita on Monday.
He was entirely naked and unconscious,
and had lain in the hot sun all day. He
was partially revived, and gave the
name of Ed Ryan, of Villa Grove, Col.
1t is thought that he was the victim OF
foul play.
Wichita Eagle: A woman named
Tubeck was found dead at Cheney. She
was the widow Of Lubbock, the butcher,
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ago. Death resulted from poison, out
whether taken by herself with suicidal
intent or administered by others, is still
a mystery. Coroner Wingard will ia
vestigate the case.
Marion Record: We do not remember
ever to have witnessed such an electrical
display as that which accompanied the
rain storm which visited this city last
Friday night. For perhaps an hour Oh
more, the atmosphere seemed to be one
vast sheet of flame, and peal after pea
of most terrific thunder most deateneC
the people. Strange to say, no damqgC
was done by the lightning SO far as WI
have heard.
Atchison Champion: Capt. j. J
Boyd had the misfortune to loss three o.
his teeth. While feeding a young COW
she suddenly tossed up her head and
one of the horns struck the captain in
| the mouth, knocking cut the teeth.
From the Winfield Courier We Iearr
| that at the district fair held there recent
/ ly, there were a good many attempting
| to run "bUOt leg" saloons on the grounds
! The sheriff of the county made seVera
arrests Of these parties during the week
Garden City Herald: An emigran
| passed through town going west, vel
! 6zed for farming. Besides the necessary
farming parpheTnRlia he had a few hens
three turkeys, several guinea hens, two
/ pigs, half a dozen ducks, goose or two
a box Of cat, five children and eight dogs
He remarked that he had started with 1
wife but she died en- the way.
Leavenworth Standard: A stree
/ corner iewelry man occupied Fourth
street about three hours, the other after
noon, selling snide jswelFy at fabulou
/ prices while pretending to give none!
/ away. When he had become tired, b
scattered e handful of pennies into tn
| street 70 attract the attention of The boys
babe the crowd good day, and dissp
| peared. He got on the fret train an
/ left the city, disguised In a full beard.
The Topeka Insurance Company. a
| 523 Kansas ave-, is one Of the Oldest ant
! most reliable institutions OF the kind L
the state, and parties desiring insuranc
/ are looking after their best interest
when they consult this company befOr
insuring. Their rates are the lowest
the city, and their reputation for fai
dealing is beyond question. Losses ar
always adjusted promptly, and We be
speak for these gentlemen the patrOnRg
they so well deserve.
/ A farmer near Hays City, recently, o
beginning work in the morning, drillin
wheat, heard faint cry from the graf
reservoir OF his drill Upon investigg
ton, he found inside Of the box live IL
FAINT. The little waIf was wrapped in oil
clothing, and to all appearances ha
been born but few hours. The track
left by a light buggy indicated that
had come from Hays City.
Arkansas City Republican, TTaUeIe5
Two Indian squaws INDUCED In a FIRE
for all fight on the streets recently
Every one appeared to be barred eZceE
the two fair squaWs, who went at it Rfte
"catch as catch CAM style. Seriou
trouble might have resulted from th
encounter only for the timely appear
anec Of the brave lover who put q
untimely ED to the fight.
The Riverside Coal company at Lsaz
enworth has reached the main vein {
coal. The vein is thirty inches thic
and was struck at a depth OF 720 Tee
This makes three mines now in Operatio
at LeavenWorth, and two others are al
nounced to begin work at once. It
expected that 1000 men viii be en-
plOyed In the coal mines ct Lsavenwort
, this winter The Riverside eOmpan
have been at work on thzir shaft sins
the 20Eh Of January.
S City Marshal Haines, Of Wichita, sht
and fatally wounded a boy named A.